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One of the areas of grey matter with the most pronounced and persistent changes was the so-called default mode network - which is involved in self-perception, empathy and altruism.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
The “Cold Mountain” gaffe was a rare instance of a “Good Hang” research flub, one that inadvertently managed to illuminate more of Paltrow’s self-perception.
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2026
More recent experiments indicate that birds may also show forms of self-perception.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2025
For a long while, Newsom’s shiftiness seemed to elude his self-perception.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2025
“The picture I drew is bloated and unrealistic. I guess I have to work on my self-perception a little more.”
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
An analysis of Facebook status updates found substantial discrepancies between how viewers saw the authors across a range of personality traits, and the authors' self-perceptions.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 17, 2024
The most alarming effect, she said, is that young people who don’t seek help to set aside those damaging and inaccurate self-perceptions may end up giving up and dropping out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
The unexamined among us allow these ancient self-perceptions to run the show in current time, but not Nxians.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2018
Sometimes, a patient’s personality states, called alters, can even have their own history, names or self-perceptions.
From US News ● Mar. 12, 2015
Noting that developmental psychologists have isolated the second and third decades as times of identity formation, they gathered a group of volunteers and tried to map the emergence of their self-perceptions.
From Slate ● Jan. 18, 2013
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